A pause to reflect on what I have learned so far

 When I began as Director last year, I was warned by some people that I may lose my spirituality by taking on this role. The power to conform to "old ways of doing things" was overwhelming. I realized how difficult it is for some people to risk doing things in a new way. Throughout this past year, I have pondered these challenges and  I have found that I have grown in ways I would not have expected. I have not lost my spirituality; if anything, I have transformed in it, and continuing to relearn who I am and to trust where God is leading me.
This past year, I experienced how God has called me in a new way to the RCIA ministry and how he has allowed me the opportunity to live out my faith in a better way with fellow Christians. I have learned to listen more and to forgive more often.
I have been affirmed in how important liturgy is to my spiritual process, to keep me hopeful as I contemplate the Paschal mystery and to understand that our work is to be made public.
Other things that have been affirmed in me throughout the challenges of this past year:

• Revelation is an invitation to have a relationship with God
• Faith is our commitment to that invitation
• We are called to be translators
• We are called to share our faith
• We must have patience
• We must take care of our selves
• We help people discover the holy and sacred in them.
1. All of God’s creation is redeemed
2. Find God in all things
• We are not to smother Pentecost.
• By coming off the mountain…means going into the communities.
• We are all called to serve(deaconate)
• Mystegoia-we are called to be a ministering church
• The church model is circles-there was no master plan….Jesus laid the foundation to the church, but it was founded by the apostles. We are called to know and to respond to our communities' needs.
• Enthusiastic-en theos….to be spirit filled. Our ministry should be spirit filled
• Fear is not a gift of the Spirit.